2027 CLINICIAN CONNECTION CONFERENCE
INSPIRE - EQUIP - CONNECT
April 22 – 23, 2027 | Sheraton Virginia Beach Oceanfront | 10.5 CE Credits
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Your Work Matters
But You Matter Too
Between full schedules, growing caseloads, and the emotional weight this work carries, it is easy to end up running on empty. When was the last time you felt truly restored? Not just getting through the day, but actually energized, connected, and reminded why you started this work in the first place?
If you have been feeling stretched thin, a little disconnected, or wanting continuing education that actually speaks to your real day-to-day work, consider this your invitation to step away and reset.
Your work matters deeply. But you matter more.
The Clinician Connection Conference is a space where you can grow as a clinician while also reconnecting as a person. Set right on the oceanfront, it is designed to help you come back to your work feeling grounded, supported, and recharged.
Your Work Matters But YOU Matter More: A Clinical Memoir
CHRIS CONLEY, LPC, Doctoral Candidate
KEYNOTE CONVERSATION
You've spent your career showing up for everyone else. But somewhere along the way, did you stop showing up for yourself? In this candid clinical memoir, Chris Conley, LPC shares the moments from his own life and career that reshaped how he understands his worth and invites you to reconsider yours. Your work matters. But YOU matter more.
2027 Workshop Lineup
All Sessions Offer 1.5 ASWB ACE & NBCC CEs
Kaye-Loni Johnston, LMFT
From Individual to Relational: Foundations for Effective Couples Therapy
Nikquan Lewis, LMFT, LPC, CST
Pleasure Ain’t the Problem, Shame Is: The Price Clients Pay When Sexual Health Is Ignored
Dr. Jasmine Reed, Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Behind the Accomplishments: The Untold Emotional Burden of Women of Color
Charese L. Josie, LCSW
The Clinician Behind the Intervention:How Natural Strengths Influence Clinical Decision-Making
Debi Jenkins Frankle, LMFT
Holding the Whole Relationship: Grief, Family Estrangement, and Relationship Mapping in Clinical Practice
Jamie Roberts, LMFT
Wired for Growth: Create Connection through Neuroaffirming Practice
Katie K May, LPC, DBT-LBC
Stop Fixing Teens! How Systems Create Safety, Change, and Lives Worth Living
Joel Neild, MA, NCC, CTP
When Values Are Violated: Understanding Moral Injury in First Responders
Cayden Brazzale-Russell, Ms.Ed., LPC
Non-Suicidal Self-Injury:The Whys, Whats, Hows, and How To Help of Self-Harm
Anjahni Davi, LMFT
Holding Space, Holding Self: A Somatic Approach to Therapist Sustainability
Dawn White, LPC
Ethics in the Life of an Unconventional Therapist: Balancing Authenticity, Boundaries, and Clinical Integrity
Ami Lynch, LCSW, LICSW, MSW, PhD
Your Practice Is More Exposed Than You Think: Ethics, Privacy, and Scams for Therapists
Cindi Miller, MS, LMHC, LCMHC, LPCC
The Perfectionistic High Performer: A Clinical Framework for Treating Perfectionism Across High-Achievement Contexts
Rickey Jones Jr LPC-MHSP, NCC
“I Won’t Be Bad.”
Abigail Vandivier, LPC
Trauma-Related Dissociation: Assessment and Approach to Stage-Oriented Treatment
The Future You're Already Building
JULIE HERRES, EA & Founder of GreenOak Accounting
with LISA DUEZ, LCSW
CLOSING CONVERSATION
Whether you own a practice, are thinking about it someday, or simply want a healthier relationship with the financial side of your career, the habits you build now shape what's possible later. Drawing on data and real stories from hundreds of mental health practices, Julie explores what separates practices that thrive from those that just survive, and what those lessons mean for any clinician thinking about money, growth, and the life they want to build. You'll leave knowing the difference between a revenue problem and a profitability problem, with one habit to strengthen and one concrete next step. Practical, honest, and grounded in real numbers, not theory.
Julie is the founder of GreenOak Accounting, host of the Therapy for Your Money podcast, and author of Profit First for Therapists.
Here’s What Makes This Conference Different
This is not your typical conference experience. No stuffy rooms or sessions that leave you counting the minutes. The Clinician Connection Conference is intentionally designed by clinicians, for clinicians, creating a space that feels engaging, personal, and genuinely meaningful, all set along the Virginia Beach oceanfront.
Two days. 10.5 CE credits. One experience that stays with you long after you leave.
Don't Just Take Our Word For It
Each Clinician Connection has been enlightening, energizing, and just downright fun. The atmosphere is serene and inviting, and Lisa and Chris have truly created what the name promises: real connection for clinicians. CCC is helping rebuild the sense of community our field has been missing.
Attending Clinician Connection was an incredible experience. I earned valuable CE credits while connecting with fellow therapists. The workshops were insightful, evidence-based, and directly applicable to my practice. I left feeling recharged, more informed, and deeply connected.
I love how Lisa and Chris have created this space for both meaningful connection and high-quality CEs. Virginia Beach is a beautiful setting to meet other clinicians, learn something new, and genuinely enjoy the experience.
Picture This
You wake up to the sound of the ocean. No rushed alarm. No immediate pull of your caseload. Just a sense of space and a day set aside for your growth and well-being.
You walk into a room and feel it right away. These are people who understand the work. The weight of it, the complexity, the moments that stay with you. You do not have to explain yourself here. You can just show up and belong.
The workshops go beyond checking a box. They challenge you, sharpen your clinical skills, and reconnect you with the passion that brought you into this field in the first place. And when the sessions wrap up, the day does not just end. You are on the boardwalk, sharing meals, having real conversations, and remembering how much connection matters.
That’s not a fantasy. That’s Clinician Connection.
Continuing Education Details
Clinician Connection has partnered with Turning Point Counseling and Consulting to provide NBCC and ACE ASWB continuing education credit.
Turning Point Counseling and Consulting, provider number #418 is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association on Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. Stated and provincial regulator boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Turning Point Counseling and Consulting maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approver period 10/01/2025-10/01/2028.
Turning Point Counseling and Consulting has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7312. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Turning Point Counseling and Consulting is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs
The conference offers 10.5 CE credits across seven sessions: a keynote, five workshop blocks, and a closing session. In each workshop block, you'll choose one of three concurrent sessions, each worth 1.5 CE credits. To receive credit for a session, attendees must be present for the full session, complete the sign-in and sign-out sheet, and complete the session evaluation afterward. Credit is awarded per session, so partial attendance earns partial credit.
Turning Point Counseling and Consulting can be contacted at hello@turningpointva.com.
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